to sell at (by) auction
1auction — [ôk′shən] n. [L auctio, an increasing, sale by increase of bids < auctus, pp. of augere, to increase: see WAX2] 1. a public sale at which items are sold one by one, each going to the last and highest of a series of competing bidders 2. AUCTION …
2sell — vb sold, sell·ing vt 1: to transfer ownership of by sale compare barter, convey, give 2: to offer for sale …
3auction off — sell at an auction, sell to the highest bidder …
4auction — ► NOUN ▪ a public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder. ► VERB ▪ sell at an auction. ORIGIN Latin, increase, auction , from augere to increase …
5auction — A common method of issuing gilts. Similar to a tender offer. In an auction, investors apply to buy the new gilts being issued, specifying the amount they wish to purchase and the price they are prepared to pay. The new gilts will be issued to… …
6auction off — verb sell at an auction • Syn: ↑auction, ↑auctioneer • Derivationally related forms: ↑auctioneer (for: ↑auctioneer), ↑auction (for: ↑ …
7auction — 1. noun /ˈɔːkʃən,ˈɒkʃən/ A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder. Syn: roup sale 2. verb /ˈɔːkʃən,ˈɒkʃən/ To sell at an auction …
8auction — auc·tion || É”Ëkʃn n. public sale where items are sold to the highest bidder v. sell at an auction (public sale in which items are sold to the highest bidder) …
9sell — [sel] vt. sold, selling [ME sellen < OE sellan, to give, offer, akin to Goth saljan, to offer (sacrifice): caus. formation in sense “to cause to take” < IE base * sel , to take, grasp > SALE, Gr helein, to take] 1. to give up, deliver,… …
10auction — auc·tion n: a public sale of property to the highest bidder see also reserve Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. auction …